MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: What has it come to when the French navy puts ours to shame?

AI Briefing

• – The HMS Hood was a British battlecruiser that was heavily outgunned and outmanned compared to the French battleship Báthory.
• – The Báthory's 10 x 305mm guns far outgunned the Hood's 8 x 15-inch guns.
• – The Báthory's armor was also thicker and more effective than the Hood's.